Abrar"I'm tired. I guess I will need a shower right now", she said, blinking her eyes. The smile was still on her face."Sure. But take care of this", I told her as she slid her hand off."Yeah", she grinned and walked inside the room.*I was waiting for Zoya to come when my head was being overloaded with the thoughts of Nikhat. This condition of Nikhat was unimaginable to me. I had never thought of bumping into her when she would be lost and helpless. It was disturbing me.I covered my face, sitting at the edge of the bed when I heard the door opening. I looked up and found Zoya coming inside while wiping her hair with the white towel. She was in her nightwear which made her look ten years younger than her age. She immediately draped the stole around her neck, placing it neatly on her chest as she found me looking at her.She walked towards me. My eyes went down to her hands. The bandage got wet."Your bandage needs to

Abrar Wrapping my hands around her torso, I pressed her against me. She felt so small in my arms as if she would melt into my arms once I hug her a bit harder. The last time I hugged her was when she was feeling homesick and crying like a child. It had been months since I sensed how she felt to me. My heartbeats raced faster and I felt her hugging me back. Pulling her away immediately, I brushed my gaze down with a bit of embarrassment. "Sorry, I got a bit excited", I said, scratching my head and peeking at her. She was giggling, to my surprise. "No problem. But I can't promise you", she said as a touch of embarrassment vanished from my face. I looked at her properly and smiled. "You said it. That's more than enough for me", I stood up as she passed me a smile. Zoya wasn't an easy girl to consider things. However, she agreed to try something for Nikhat. It showed that she cared about my request. "You haven't had your dinner yet", she s

Abrar"So, when will I be able to unfold the mystery?", I raised my eyebrows when she was laughing."When I want to", she folded her lips at me with a very familiar smile. "Okay", I chuckled back and lowered my head."Annoyed?", she asked."Aha!", I shook my head."Really?", she frowned, her voice filled with sarcasm."Yeah. People never get annoyed by mysteries. The more they try to find out the mystery, the more they start diving into it", I looked at her. Her eyes were already on me. Our eyes connected. I didn't know if she felt anything whenever our eyes met. But I did feel a lot.It was true that her mysterious behavior was the first thing to captivate me in her invisible shackles which I chose for myself. She talked less, she showed less but her effect on me was more than I could ever imagine."And if the mystery brings out the worst?", she leaned back to the wall, nibbling her bottom lips and tilting her hea

AbrarMy eyes opened with the view of Zoya, dressing up in front of the mirror. I rubbed my eyes and yawned, stretching my arms. I tried not to look at her but it rarely happened when I got to see her first in the morning.She had worn a sky blue salwar suit with silver-colored big earrings, dangling on her neck. I kept staring at her until I recalled everything that happened last night. She was combing her hair when our eyes accidentally met.She stopped combing and froze, looking at me with her smoky eyes. I was waiting for the day to start with her howl. However, to my surprise, she looked away from me and focused on her makeup instead. I let out a yawn and got up, wondering how she woke up so early.She never woke up early if I didn't call her. Peeking at her repeatedly, I collected my clothes and came out of the room to go to the washroom. My eyes went to the dining table which was arranged with breakfast. Whenever my grandparents visited us, I never

Abrar"You're waiting for the car?", I asked as I reached the gate. She was waiting there."No. I'm coming with you. Hire a cab", she said. I got a bit confused."Why are you looking at me like this? Go and hire a cab fast. I'll melt in this scorching sun", she covered her face with the stole."Okay", I immediately crossed the road to hire a cab.*"Congratulations! You deserved it", Mr. Ali grabbed my shoulder. "I wanted to promote you a long ago. But told me to leave it on Mr. Sahani"Our eyes went to Sahani. He smiled at me."So that the decision didn't look biased. See, now everyone is happy for you", he beamed.I rolled my eyes around. The entire staff was present there while clapping and smiling at me. I looked at Zoya. She was holding my arm, just for the formality. But her smile wasn't there to show off. I knew it well. Not even the blush which I witnessed this morning. I felt butterflies in my stomach when I recal